When voters go to the polls on April 1, they will pick from eight candidates to fill four positions on the Lawrence school board. The eight were the top vote-getters in the Feb. 25 election.

Below, you'll find links to each candidate's profile, and video reports, audio clips and chat transcripts featuring the candidates. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Those above the line move on to the general election.

Based on responses the candidates gave in surveys given to them before the primary, you can see which candidate's views best match your own: Candidate selector.

Primary results stories:
• Bond battle lines drawn (2-26-03)
Voters in the Lawrence school board primary delivered mixed signals Tuesday. All three incumbent board members survived the primary election despite a strong showing by candidates opposed to the board's plan to seek a $59 million bond and close elementary schools.

• Official primary results lift Oritz to second place (2-28-03)
Provisional and hand-counted ballots lifted Leonard Ortiz to a second-place finish in Tuesday's primary election for the Lawrence school board. The two candidates had been tied for second after unofficial results were posted late Tuesday night.

• 6News video: School board candidates down to eight (2-26-03)
6News reports on the unnoficial winners in the Lawrence School Board primary.